Healthy Community

29 Sep Faith Led Pacific Wellness Programme Wainuiomata

Posted at 08:46h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

Perise Iupeli’s enthusiasm is catching, she’s lively, energetic and at the time of sharing this story was working for Pacific Health Service Hutt Valley (PHSHV), where she was involved in the creation of Wainuiomata’s Faith Led Wellness programme. As she speaks, passion shines through her voice...

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24 Aug Physical Activity with a Cultural Twist at a Cook Islands Early Childhood Centre

Posted at 15:56h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

For the first time since Nor Western Cook Islands Early Childhood Centre in Ranui opened, children are learning new ways to be active and revitalising their culture at the same time. West Auckland’s only Cook Islands centre has been making connections with the Cook Islands language...

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18 Aug Retailers Band Together in Bell Block to Stop Selling Sugary Drinks to Students Before School

Posted at 14:53h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

Taranaki District Health Board (TDHB) Health Promoter, Jill Nicholls, has been working with schools and dairies in Bell Block to reduce the sugar consumption of Taranaki kids. ‘We are very excited to be the first in New Zealand to take this approach within our community...

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15 Aug Hutt Real Food Challenge

Posted at 14:28h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

A case study from the ANA June 2017 Newsletter....

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15 Aug Pūmau Tonu te Mauri, Living as Māori, now and in the future

Posted at 09:07h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

In this paper, Pūmau Tonu te Mauri, Living as Māori, now and in the future Sir Mason reminds us of the challenge to adopt and support policies and programmes that foster a secure cultural identity so that Māori might live well as Māori. Sir Mason Durie KNZM FRSNZ...

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14 Aug Breastfeeding Friendly Pharmacies

Posted at 16:06h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

The health promotion team at WellSouth has been working on a Breastfeeding Friendly Pharmacy project, a settings based approach to cultivating pharmacies as a community environment supportive of breastfeeding. This is a case study from the ANA June 2017 Newsletter....

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10 Aug Nourishing Futures With Better Kai

Posted at 11:41h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

Community and Public Health West Coast developed this resource for parents of toddlers and young children. "This booklet is designed to help parents with all things nutrition for their little one, to set them up for healthy habits throughout their life"....

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09 Aug Ranui Power Pack – a healthier snack pack for schools

Posted at 10:04h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

It is known that primary school children eat approximately one-third of their daily food intake at school, but is it healthy food? Year 5 students at a West Auckland primary school think so, and came up with a healthy lunch idea to prove it. Students...

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09 Aug Five Meals for a Family of Six for $50

Posted at 09:19h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

All FreshChoice supermarkets in West Auckland have changed their aisles to make shopping for healthy food easier and they also provide recipe ideas for large families cooking on a budget. Each week at FreshChoice in Ranui and Glen Eden, a new recipe book appears in the ‘Local...

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08 Aug Free start up Vegetable Gardens to Reconnect Community

Posted at 11:37h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

Over one hundred families across West Auckland received free start up vegetable gardens and took part in a two day workshop on how to grow their own food and compost as part of My Backyard Garden Project. Healthy Families Waitakere share how they aim to increase the...

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